Bespoke Saunas
Saunas have been a popular way to unwind and relax for centuries and their popularity continues to grow. With mounting awareness of their remarkable health and wellness benefits, they are now an integral part of the wellness journey for spa goers. Whether you have your heart set on a traditional Finnish sauna, a steam sauna, a salt sauna or an infrared sauna, Topline Pools and Wellness create and install expertly crafted bespoke saunas of exceptional quality designed to suit your preferences and requirements.
What is a Sauna?
In its simplest form, a sauna is an insulated room fitted with a heat source (traditional rocks, electric, wood-fired stove, infrared) designed to allow its occupants to experience a dry or wet heat session.
It works on the principle of heating the body through direct body contact with hot air (dry sauna) or steam (steam sauna), or through infrared radiation (infrared sauna).
This induces sweat to help relax and detox the body, release tension in the muscles and support a variety of other wellbeing benefits as well.
Setting the Standard for Bespoke Saunas
Sauna Build Specialists
Renowned for their craftmanship and attention to detail, our professional sauna builders use only the finest quality wood, fixings and tempered glass doors, walls and panels to cope with the humidity and temperatures. Manufactured to the highest standards at our workshop, our traditional and contemporary saunas are designed to fit seamlessly into your commercial premises.
With an array of styles, sizes and finishes, design considerations, codes and regulations, as well as specific materials and technologies to consider, we will work closely with you or your consultants, designers and architects to make the most of your available space, and ensure your sauna is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
We also offer a sauna refurbishment service that will give your sauna a new lease of life leaving it looking as good as the day it was installed.
Saunas Designed and Built to Exacting Standards
Custom Sauna Construction
Tailored to meet your exact specifications, we offer a choice of timber, interior designs, benches, backrests, custom framed and frameless glass screens, panels, windows, doors and larger doors for disabled access, lighting, heating and accessories.
Features include radius front benches, bench infill panels, LED lighting, hidden or wall mounted heaters, standard bronze tinted glass door, horizontal or vertical boarding. Our sauna door hinges are built using the highest quality components and engineered to last, ensuring long service life and reliable door closure and providing the perfect finishing touch.
All our bespoke commercial sauna installations can be enhanced with wall mounted or hidden under bench heaters, corner lights and shade, LED up-lights built into the backrests, LED under-bench lighting, variable coloured lighting effects, audio solutions and control panels.
Sauna Aftercare Support & Service
Sauna Maintenance
We also offer a sauna maintenance service for customers across the UK. Designed to suit each individual customer’s requirements and budget, you can rely on Topline Pools and Wellness to keep your sauna in tip-top condition.
Our maintenance contracts are specifically designed to suit each individual customer’s requirements providing peace of mind that your sauna is being well taken care of.
Our Himalayan Saunas
Experience the detoxifying effects of a traditional sauna and the therapeutic benefits of halotherapy with a sauna built with Cedar or Aspen and lined with blocks of Himalayan salt from the foothills of the Himalayan mountains.
When heated, the Himalayan crystal salt gives off negative ions that work together with the benefits of your sauna to help stimulate and cleanse the respiratory system, reducing inflammation and opening airwaves.
Our Infrared Saunas
A modern take on the traditional sauna, these saunas while sharing many health benefits with traditional sauna (although in different ways), offer a different experience due to their unique heating method and lower operating temperatures. The fundamental difference lies within the way they generate heat. Whilst a traditional sauna uses heat from rocks or other heating elements to warm the temperature of the air around the user, an infrared sauna uses infrared light and waves transmitted by ceramic or carbon heaters to create heat.
The types of wood we use to build our saunas
CANADIAN SPRUCE – Resin free, hypoallergenic and durable to temperature variations and humidity, the natural beauty and softness of this wood produces a classic, stylish design typical of a traditional sauna, immediately conjuring up a sense of calm.
ASPEN – Generally, softwood is used in the construction of saunas. However, Aspen, which is classified as a hardwood, makes an ideal material for a sauna. Knot-free and resin-free, its characteristic light tone and smooth texture also give it an attractive look. Additionally, it’s non-allergenic (almost no scent) so if you’re looking for an alternative to cedar, aspen is an excellent choice.
RED CEDAR – With its outstanding durability, resistance to decay and attractive appearance, red cedar is an excellent choice of wood for a sauna. The timber is strong and both pitch and resin-free. It has a straight grain with very few knots and doesn’t shrink or warp when exposed to sauna heat. Moreover, it has excellent heat distribution properties providing a comfortable, cooler surface to sit and lean on.
OBECHE – We use knot-free Obeche timber for benches and back rests. Known for its stability and resistance to warping and decay it’s ideal for use in saunas. Lightweight and durable, it also remains cool to the touch.
Expertise and Industry Know How
Sauna Design & Installation Recommendations
When designing, constructing and installing a sauna, there are some important factors to consider right from the start.
This includes careful consideration of layout, construction techniques, materials, insulation and heater choice.
However, the main safety considerations are sufficient ventilation, the opening direction of the door, and the thickness of any glass which may be used for a door and/or wall.
In most cases, you’ll require two points of air intake and two points of exhaust.
Glass doors, windows and walls can really enhance a sauna’s aesthetics and create a more spacious open feel. However, it’s important to note that a sauna with large glass surfaces requires more power to heat. So, it’s important to take this and the overall sauna size, as well as any limitations on the power supply into consideration when designing a sauna space.
In most cases, our doors are specified in glass, but they can be specified in wood and in wood and glass. The sauna door should always be specified as opening outwards for safety reasons.
We also offer the most suitable and effective fire suppression solutions to ensure your sauna is fire safe and insurance compliant.